Fool me once,
There are thousands of pilots currently unemployed - especially in the US from major airline furlow's - with more to come recently announced. There are STILL pilots seeking employment from failed airlines such as Sabena, Swissair, Ansett.
The current generation of airliners are far easier to operate than the previous generation - many carriers of dubious quality are proving that every day - some with perfect safety records.
Would you consider that maybe your "value" has changed.
You are perfectly entitled to desire certain benefits from your employer - you have the freedom to chose where you work. If DHL do not provide you with a salary that enables you to own a house, a car and educate your children then dont apply. DHL is not the place for you. Simple.
You state your personal opinion as though it were fact. Why on earth would you infer that people applying for a position as a pilot would "undervalue themselves".
Thankyou for your concern about my self esteem - it is fine. I do not work for DHL and probably never will, but I know many fine colleagues seriously considering the position as we speak.
I am not defending DHL - I have nothing at all to do with them. I do see this case as an example of a wider trend within the industry of airline flying.
Perhaps you could explain to me how one "would be going backwards" based on the info I supplied.